Managed vs Wild Hives

Managed vs Wild Hives

There’s widespread concern about the global decline of honey bees and the associated loss of pollination services. The honey bee is the most important single species for crop pollination. This is because they are easily managed and can be moved around to perform...
How does a honey bee build honey comb

How does a honey bee build honey comb

It’s an amazing process honey bees building that incredibly perfect honey comb, and what’s more working in teams.  The question is how?  Can you see them hanging together by their legs?  This is called festooning, the action of hanging together to bridge open spaces...
Bee Buzzy Seasons of a Honey Bee Colony

Bee Buzzy Seasons of a Honey Bee Colony

Every season of the honey bee colony sees different levels of activity by the different honey bee types in this awesome superorganism (this means that how each bee performs its tasks is highly organised, and one of the things that make honey bees the most incredible...
Unpacking Honey Bees Einstein’s Way

Unpacking Honey Bees Einstein’s Way

More than a half a century ago one of the most recognized scientists and arguably brightest mind ever – Dr. Albert Einstein said, “Our task is to widen our circle of compassion beyond a few people to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its...